Hi Storey, My great grandmother was Alice Elizabeth Hammarsten and great grandfather was George W. Feldick. Together they had 11 children, my grandfather was Bernard. Here is the obituary for George: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2278&dat=19770526&id=pnllAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R5QNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2742,5234227. My grandfather never spoke of his family, and at a young age my grandfather cut ties with the family, and then after 2 divorces and 3 children (Darrin, David, and Donald), he relocated to New Mexico where years later he passed away. What I do know is that there is a long history of alcohol and drug abuse. Unfortunately, I do not know anything else.

I have been trying to figure out for years their nationality, so if you have any information I would be very grateful : )

Sorry correction to my post. There were 12 siblings and it is Daryl not "Darrin".

Oh lordy, it's late.. I should not have second guessed myself. Ignore the the Daryl correction.. Here is a list of the names from my grandfathers obituary: http://www.terrazasfuneralchapel.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=248354

hi rena127 I adopped my son Presley when he was 9 years old. his mother was a feldick she was a daughter of George Washington Feldick and Alice Elizabeth Hammarsten. Yes there was a drug and alcohol problem in there family. My son and his brother have escaped that problem. I have been able to learm about them. I have a little more then I can write here but not enough to write a book. The feldick family came from Germany in the 1880. I an sorry to take so long in getting back to you. I have a health problem that has been a great worry to me. Some of the feldick family had there problens but they also have a lot of good people in there family. People who are well educated and live good lives. When I work on trying to find out about them I look for good things to write because some day when my son or his children if he has then reads what I leave behind I want them to fell good about his mothers family. so he fells good about himself and were he came from. I live in grove city, Ohio 4408 casa blv. If you would be so kind to send me your address I will send you want I have on them. I also have some on the Hammarsten family I will send that to. sincerely john storey

"United States Census, 1910"
Name: George W Feldick
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Aplington, Butler, Iowa, United States
District: 83
Gender: Male
Age: 1
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1909
Birthplace: Iowa
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Sheet Number and Letter: 12B
Household ID: 26

Head Ben Feldick 48 Germany
Wife Anna Feldick 44 Germany
Son Dick Feldick 22 Iowa
Son Harm Feldick 18 Iowa
Son Ben Feldick 16 Iowa
Son Theodore Feldick 7 Iowa
Son Freddie Feldick 5 Iowa
Son George W Feldick 1 Iowa
......................................................................

"United States Census, 1920"
Name: George W Feldick
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Dollymount, Traverse, Minnesota, United States
District: 192
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1910
Birthplace: Iowa
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Sheet Number and Letter: 16B
Household ID: 21
Line Number: 16

Head Ben Feldick 57 Germany
Wife Annie Feldick 55 Germany
Son Huren Feldick 27 Iowa
Son Theodore Feldick 17 Iowa
Son Fred Feldick 16 Iowa
Son George W Feldick 10 Iowa

"United States Census, 1930"
Name: George Feldick
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Dollymount, Traverse, Minnesota, United States
District: 0005
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1910
Birthplace: Iowa
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Household ID: 22
Line Number: 5

Head Ben D Feldick 68 Germany
Wife Anna Feldick 65 Germany
Son Harm Feldick 40 Iowa
Son Theodore Feldick 28 Iowa
Son Fred Feldick 27 Iowa
Son George Feldick 20 Iowa
............................................................................

"United States Census, 1940"
Name: George Feldick
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Leonardsville Township, Traverse, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Iowa
Birth Year (Estimated): 1908
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Traverse, Minnesota
District: 78-9
Family Number: 25
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Line Number: 16
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1965
Digital Folder Number: 005454994
Image Number: 00115

Head George Feldick M 32 Iowa
Wife Alice Feldick F 22 Minnesota
Son Bernard Feldick M 3 Minnesota
Son Edgar Feldick M 2 Minnesota
Son Darrell Feldick M 0 Minnesota

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Ben Feldick
Age: 34
Birth Date: Oct 1865
Birthplace: Germany
Home in 1900: Monroe, Butler, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1880
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Anna Feldick
Marriage Year: 1887
Years Married: 13
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: German
Ben Feldick 34
Anna Feldick 33
Dirk Feldick 12
Charles Feldick 11
Harm Feldick 9
Ben Feldick 6
*Anetta Feldick 4 there is an alternative name listed Swanette

Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Ben Dick Feldick
Death Date: 27 Apr 1948
Death County: Big Stone
State File Number: 000883
Certificate Number: 000883
Certificate Year: 1948
Record Number: 1065184

This looks like Ben's wife, it would seem her maiden name would have been Wolff.

Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Mrs. Anna Wolff Feldick
Death Date: 8 Jan 1939
Death County: Traverse
State File Number: 016164
Certificate Number: 016164
Certificate Year: 1939
Record Number: 800901

Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: George Washington Feldick
Birth Date: 22 Feb 1908
Death Date: 15 May 1977
Death County: Stevens
Mother's Maiden Name: Wulff ( or Wolff )
State File Number: 012132
Certificate Number: 012132
Certificate Year: 1977
Record Number: 2675551

Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2002

Children of:
George W. Feldick Father; mother Alice Elizabeth Hammerstein


Oliver Wendell Feldick
22 Oct 1940 Place: Traverse, Minnesota

Orin Leroy Feldick
10 Jan 1956 Place: Big Stone, Minnesota

Linda Ardell Feldick
15 Feb 1949 Place: Big Stone, Minnesota

Crystal Annette Marie Feldick
10 Mar 1948 Place: Big Stone, Minnesota

Quentin Leon Feldick
1 Aug 1942 Place: Traverse, Minnesota

Alice Joanne Feldick
8 May 1944 Place: Big Stone, Minnesota

Edgar Dale Feldick
23 Jun 1938 Place: Traverse, Minnesota

Monte Feldick
27 Aug 1945 Place: Big Stone, Minnesota

Darryl Gene Feldick
17 Oct 1939 Place: Traverse, Minnesota

"United States Social Security Death Index"
Given Name: Darryl
Surname: Feldick
Birth Date: 17 October 1939
Social Security Number: 470-40-4178
State: Minnesota
Event Date: April 1973
Age: 34

Richard Roy Feldick
8 Oct 1946 Place: Big Stone, Minnesota

Virginia Eileen Feldick
22 Jan 1952 Place: Big Stone, Minnesota

Bernard George Feldick
3 Dec 1936 Place: Big Stone, Minnesota

I could try and find who the above married if you need it and their chidren & their deaths.

Mother's Maiden Name: Jacobson

Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Alice Feldick
Birth Date: 1 Oct 1917
Death Date: 24 Jun 1977
Death County: Big Stone
Mother's Maiden Name: Jacobson
State File Number: 013308
Certificate Number: 013308
Certificate Year: 1977
Record Number: 2678834

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Anna Hammerstein ( I think maiden name Jacobson )
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1889
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: White
Home in 1930: Monson, Traverse, Minnesota
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Axel Hammerstein
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden

Axel Hammerstein 36 (both parents Minnesota) (Both parents parents born Sweden)
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Anna Hammerstein 41
Alice Hammerstein 12 (I think this is Alice Elizabeth )
Victor Hammerstein 10
Elmer Hammerstein 9
Vivian Hammerstein 5
Wendell Hammerstein 3
Hazel Hammerstein 1

Could not find a marriage between Axel Hammerstein and Anna Jacobson which was poss around 1915.

I think this is the Elmer age 9 in the census above which would suggest Anna Hammerstein's maiden was name Jacobson

Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Elmer E. Hammarsten
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1921
Birth City: Monson Twp.
Birth State or Country: Minnesota
Death Date: 20 Aug 1998
Death County: Traverse
Death City: Wheaton
Mother's Maiden Name: Jacobson
State File Number: 1998-MN-022730

This looks like Alex with his parents in 1895

"Minnesota, State Census, 1895"
Name: Axel Hammerstein
Titles and Terms:
Event Place: Wheaton village, Traverse, Minnesota
Age (Original): 8m
Birth Year (Estimated): 1895
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race (Original): W
Gender: Male
Line Number: 23
Family Number: 128
Page Number: 12
GS Film number: 000565814

Charley Hammerstein M 34y Sweden
Betsie Hammerstein F 30y Sweden
Valentine Hammerstein M 6y Sweden
Annie Hammerstein F 3y Minnesota
Signa Hammerstein F 2y Minnesota
Axel Hammerstein M 8m Minnesota

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Anna M Hammersten
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Minnesota
Home in 1920: Monson, Traverse, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Axel F Hammersten
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Axel F Hammersten 26
Anna M Hammersten 30
Alice E Hamesten 2 [2 2/12]

Not sure about this, it is Monson, Traverse, Minnesota like the other families. To prove this is Anna Jacobson Hammersten you need to find her Marriage to Alex or her death which might show her father/mothers names

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Anna M Jacobson
Age in 1910: 21
Birth Year: abt 1889
Birthplace: Minnesota
Home in 1910: Monson, Traverse, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: John Jacobson
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Name: Bengta Jacobson
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden

John Jacobson 75
Bengta Jacobson 63
Anna M Jacobson 21

I think this Anna Jacobson Hammersten, it does not state parents or spouse

Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Anna Marie Hammarsten
Death Date: 10 Jun 1952
Death County: Traverse
State File Number: 016591
Certificate Number: 016591
Certificate Year: 1952
Record Number: 1186091

I live in the uk no relation but I think you chould get a copy of the death cert from the details above.

Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: John Jacobson
Death Date: 4 Feb 1928
Death County: Traverse
State File Number: 015987
Certificate Number: 015987
Certificate Year: 1928
Record Number: 501941

Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Mrs. Bengtha Jacobsen
Death Date: 12 Apr 1926
Death County: Traverse
State File Number: 015849
Certificate Number: 015849
Certificate Year: 1926
Record Number: 454294

thank you for all the information it was very held full sincerely john storey

Hi Storey,

Sorry it took so long to respond. After looking at your information, your son was my late fathers cousin. My father recently passed away November 2013 unexpectedly from a alcohol/medication overdose. So again, I stand by my word when I said this family has a long history of alcohol and drug abuse. That said, I do think this is an important piece of history as alcoholism has been linked to hereditary traits and something to be aware of. Noggin, thank you so much for all this valuable information!